Performance assessment of the DR. MTBC screen assay and the BD ProbeTec ET system for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 716-719

  Wang, Jann Yuan ^a   Lee, Li Na ^a   Hsu, Hsiao Leng ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 33644915876     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.716-719.2006     Document Type: Article

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